Stand Beautiful: A
Story of Brokenness, Beauty and Embracing it All is the personal story of
Chloe Howard, a young girl born with a physical deformity and endured many
surgeries and physical therapies in order to be able to walk, skip and even
stand. Just to be alive was a miracle, so her physical deformity was made her
unique. Her parents told her that she was fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm
139:14) and she was beautiful. When she entered high school, she was physically
attacked as students held her down, forcibly took off her shoe and sock and
mocked her foot. She said that the 90 second attacked torn down 14 years of
self-acceptance. It was a chance meeting with U2’s Bono that she was encouraged
to find her voice and be the voice for the millions of students who are bullied
every day. What does it mean to stand beautiful?
It took me a long time to be able to sit down and read this
book but once I did, I was amazed at the wisdom and maturity in this 16-year-old.
She has experienced so much in her young life that I applaud her courage and
determination. After reading her book, I found her TED talk online and to listen
to her story again, I was again astonished at the statistics she presents and
heartbroken that so many kids and teenagers experience bullying at such rates.
Even though, the book is marketed for youth readers, I highly recommend that
adults read it too. It is a great tool to discuss bullying with our children.
Stand Beautiful: A Story of Brokenness, Beauty and Embracing it All
is available in
paperback, eBook and Audiobook.
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